<p>The Ministry of Health and Childcare has released its latest Disease Surveillance Reports covering the week ending October 6, 2024. The reports highlight several key trends in Zimbabwe’s public health landscape.</p>
<h2>Snakebites</h2>
<p>The past week saw 35 snakebite cases reported, with no deaths. The cumulative figures for snakebites stand at 3,053 cases and 15 deaths so far this year.</p>
<h2><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Common Diarrhea</span></h2>
<p>There were 8,399 common diarrhoea cases reported, resulting in 5 deaths. The deaths occurred at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (2) and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (2) in Harare Province, as well as Chegutu District (1) in Mashonaland West Province.</p>
<p>Of the total cases, 3,798 were in children under 5 years old. The provinces with the highest number of cases were Mashonaland Central (1,371) and Mashonaland East (1,308). The cumulative figures for common diarrhoea now stand at 284,702 cases and 150 deaths.</p>
<h2>Malaria</h2>
<p>This past week saw 628 malaria cases and 2 deaths. The fatalities were reported in Hurungwe District (1) of Mashonaland West Province and Mwenezi District (1) in Masvingo Province.</p>
<p>Of the total cases, 73 were in children under 5. The provinces with the highest caseloads were Mashonaland Central (269) and Mashonaland East (133). The cumulative malaria figures are 36,674 cases and 82 deaths.</p>
<h2>Influenza</h2>
<p>The surveillance reports indicate 4,000 suspected influenza cases were recorded, with no deaths. The provinces reporting the highest numbers of suspected influenza were Manicaland (1,492) and Mashonaland East (955). The cumulative influenza cases now total 266,997, with 2 deaths.</p>
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The Ministry of Health released a report on snake bites, diarrhea, malaria, and influenza in Zimbabwe. In the past week, there were 35 snakebite cases with no deaths, 8,399 cases of diarrhea with 5 deaths, 628 cases of malaria with 2 deaths, and 4,000 cases of influenza with no deaths. Most of the diarrhea cases were in children under 5 years old. The provinces with the highest number of cases varied for each illness. So far this year, there have been a total of 3,053 snakebite cases, 284,702 diarrhea cases, 36,674 malaria cases, and 266,997 influenza cases in Zimbabwe.

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